╨╧рб▒с>■  ■                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ▄еhcр e jjjjjjjдддддд од!1╛╛╛╛╛╛╛╛╚╩╩╩=■■RXк[!j╛ ╛╛╛╛!аjj╛╛ааа╛тj╛j╛╚ў5Pа&┐~Мjjjj╛╚а(а WEB SIGHTING BY: Bob Suter EDITION: ALL EDITIONS SECTION: PluggedIn DATE: 11-03-1999 C02 The Site: On This Date in North American Indian History The Address: http://americanindian.net The Reason: Keeping the record of a people in cyberspace JUST WHEN it seems to the average person that the Internet is slipping inexorably into a commercial abyss where every box of cereal has its own Web site (what, you've never visited cheerios.com?) you can stumble across a site that restores your faith in the Net as the last truly democratic medium of expression. To those who encounter Phil Konstantin in his day job as a member of the California Highway Patrol, there may be little in his demeanor to suggest that he is also a guardian of an important part of the American experience. A member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Konstantin has devoted considerable time and energy to the creation of his Web site, On This Date in North American Indian History. November is National American Indian Heritage Month. And while most of us associate November with Thanksgiving (recalling grade school lessons about how the Indians gave gifts of maize and other native foods to help sustain the newly arrived Europeans), the reality of the relationship between the two peoples has, for the most part, been anything but harmonious. Konstantin has spent thousands of hours constructing a site that details the ensuing clash of cultures that saw his ancestors driven from their homelands. A distinctly low-tech enterprise-no stunning graphics here-the site emphasizes the message rather than the medium. It offers compelling detail, studiously researched and compiled. You'll find, for instance, a list of more than 3,000 events that happened to or affected the Indians, arranged in 52 increments. Oct. 31, for example, begins with "1755: Today will see the beginning of a raid by almost 100 Delawares and Shawnees against settlers in Fulton and Franklin Counties, Pennsylvania..." The site also explains tribal name meanings and Indian "moon" names, and provides links to other American Indian sites. In addition to Konstantin's work as a California Highway Patrol officer-he is a spokesman and maintains a CHP Web site-he's also worked at other interesting jobs, according to the site, such as a computer operator at NASA's mission control and a radio and TV talk show host. He also is the author of more than 100 newspaper and magazine articles.-Bob Suter KEYWORDS: COMPUTER Copyright 1999, Newsday Inc. Bob Suter, WEB SIGHTING, 11-03-1999, pp C02. Copyright й Newsday, Inc. 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